2020 in Austria

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Events in the year 2020 in Austria.

Incumbents

Sebastian Kurz, new chancellor from 7 January

• President: Alexander Van der Bellen
• Chancellor: Brigitte Bierlein (until 7 January); Sebastian Kurz (from 7 January)

Governors

• Burgenland: Hans Peter Doskozil
• Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
• Lower Austria: Johanna Mikl-Leitner
• Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
• Styria: Hermann Schützenhöfer
• Tyrol: Günther Platter
• Upper Austria: Thomas Stelzer
• Vienna: Michael Ludwig
• Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner

Events

• 7 January – Sebastian Kurz takes over as Chancellor of Austria, replacing Brigitte Bierlein

• 9 – 26 January – The 2020 European Men's Handball Championship is hosted by Austria, Norway and Sweden.
• 20 – 26 January – The 2020 European Figure Skating Championships is held in Graz.

Deaths

Wolfgang Brezinka

Franz Mazura

January

• 3 January – Wolfgang Brezinka, educational scientist (b. 1928).[1]
• 17 January – Oswald Oberhuber, sculptor and painter (b. 1931).[2]
• 19 January – Manfred Clynes, Austrian-born Australian-American scientist, inventor and musician (b. 1925).[3]
• 21 January – Theodor Wagner, footballer (b. 1927).[4]
• 23 January
  • Adolf Holl, theologian (b. 1930).[5]
  • Alfred Körner, footballer (b. 1926).[6]
  • Franz Mazura, operatic bass-baritone (b. 1924).[7]

February

• 7 February – Paul Koralek, Austrian-born British architect (b. 1933).[8]
• 15 February – Wilfried Thaler, cyclist (b. 1934).[9]

August

• 24 August – Frederick Baker, filmmaker and archaeologist (b. 1965).[10]

References

1. "Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brezinka". traueranzeigen.tt.com (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
2. "Oswald Oberhuber im 89. Lebensjahr gestorben". krone.at (in German). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. "Manfred Edward Clynes". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
4. "ÖFB-Legende "Turl" Wagner 92-jährig verstorben!". krone.at (in German). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
5. ""Kirchenrebell" Adolf Holl ist tot". kurier.at (in German). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
6. "Rapid-Legende Alfred Körner ist tot". krone.at (in German). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
7. "Bassbariton Franz Mazura ist tot". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
8. "Paul Koralek RA". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
9. "Wilfried Thaler, 1934–2020". McGerrigle Funeral Home. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
10. "ORF trauert um Filmemacher Frederick Baker". APA-OTS (in German). 26 August 2020.